Ordinary People
Ordinary People

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Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Ordinary People:

Donald Sutherland
Mary Tyler Moore
Judd Hirsch
Timothy Hutton
M. Emmet Walsh
Elizabeth McGovern

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Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

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Variety - 10/10 by Todd McCarthyA powerfully intimate domestic drama, Ordinary People represents the height of craftsmanship across the board.
Chicago Sun-Times - 10/10 by Roger EbertEach character in this movie is given the dramatic opportunity to look inside himself, to question his own motives as well as the motives of others, and to try to improve his own ways of dealing with a troubled situation. Two of the characters do learn how to adjust; the third doesn't. It's not often we get characters who face those kinds of challenges on the screen, nor directors who seek them out. Ordinary People is an intelligent, perceptive, and deeply moving film.
Chicago Tribune - 10/10 by Gene SiskelIt is nearly impossible to look at this brilliantly executed movie without being moved to tears.
Reel.com - 10/10 by Sarah ChaunceyIt is Redford's ability to let the movie breathe...that forces the viewer to experience the film on a visceral level.
Flick Filosopher - 9/10 by MaryAnn JohansonAn uncomfortable film, one that leaves you aching for its characters. Expect a bit of a funk afterward.
TIME Magazine - 9/10 by Richard SchickelAn austere and delicate examination of the ways in which a likable family falters under pressure and struggles, with ambiguous results, to renew itself. This is not very show-bizzy stuff, but for once, a movie star has used his power to create not light entertainment or a trendy political statement, but a work that addresses itself quietly and intelligently to issues everyone who attempts to raise children must face.
Los Angeles Times - 9/10 by Charles ChamplinThis is thoughtful and beautifully observed work, from the social backdrop and the tell-me-what-you're-feeling analysis sessions to the painful performances including Mary Tyler Moore playing against type as the chillingly repressed mother.
Chicago Reader - 9/10 by Dave KehrThe film looks austere and serious, rather as if it had been shot inside a Frigidaire, and the oppressiveness of the images tends to strangle laughter, even at the most absurd excesses of Alvin Sargent's script.
Apollo Guide - 9/10 by Ryan CracknellThis is a film that will ring true many viewers. The ability of the film to touch 'ordinary' folk so strongly and honestly is the mark of a true classic.
Christian Science Monitor - 9/10 by David SterrittIt never exploits its characters or demands their way of living. For all the hidden misery it uncovers, it remains compassionate and humane from first scene to last.

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